For several years my husband and I have been following a YouTube channel hosted by a Louisiana lawyer. His insightful videos tend to feature his snarky sense of humor, especially the occasional super silly ones termed “Mail Room”. About every three or four months he would open fan letters and packages on camera. We always anticipated his irreverent responses.
Whatever the reason he received many wedding invitations. And, me being me, I decided to send one from our 1997 wedding. I included everything alongside the inscribed invitation, from the RSVP card with return envelope and even my hand drawn map. Then he stopped filming that content for over a year.
Out of the blue on Thursday morning my husband said, “I have a treat for you. There’s a new Mail Room video.” Fun, I thought.
Less than an hour later I received a call from my oldest friend and her husband. They both had a question for me, she announced.
Had I sent a wedding invitation? I couldn’t believe what they were telling me. I’d forgotten all about having done so. The surprise had been ruined for me, but actually worked out for the best. I set up my tripod and phone, fibbing that it was in case the cats performed any antics. Here are two of my favorite clips…
Doesn’t the man have the greatest expression as he paused before reading the year? And how lucky to have captured my guy’s shocked laughter on the audio?
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